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Geronimo

/dʒəˈɹɔnɪmoʊ/ · 100% boys · 32 born in 2025

Geronimo has been given to about 3,085 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables4
Pronunciation/dʒəˈɹɔnɪmoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,499
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Geronimo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 55
  • Born in 202532
  • All time3,085

How popular is Geronimo?

Its best year was 2009, when 55 babies were given the name, ranking 2361st. The typical living American called Geronimo is about 32 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Geronimo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gregorio0.56
  2. Gerardo0.49
  3. Genaro0.49
  4. Elmo0.46
  5. Maximo0.46
  6. Shlomo0.46
  7. Massimo0.46
  8. Germaine0.45

Middle names for Geronimo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Geronimo Paul0.77
  2. Geronimo Lee0.77
  3. Geronimo Dean0.76
  4. Geronimo Blake0.76
  5. Geronimo Bryce0.76
  6. Geronimo Wade0.76

Sibling names for Geronimo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.89
  2. Aureliobrother · 0.89
  3. Santosbrother · 0.88
  4. Daliasister · 0.87
  5. Marasister · 0.85
  6. Noemisister · 0.85

Where Geronimo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Geronimo White0.72
  2. Geronimo Reyes0.72
  3. Geronimo Nguyen0.72
  4. Geronimo Lee0.72
  5. Geronimo Hill0.72
  6. Geronimo Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Geronimo

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Geronimo across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.